Mika Kristian Myllyl� was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed from 1992 to 2005. He won six medals at the Winter Olympics, earning one gold, one silver, and four bronzes. Myllyl� also won a total of nine medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, winning four golds, three silvers, and two bronzes. He was on his way to become one of the greatest stars in cross-country skiing history, until he was caught doping in the Finnish 2001 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships scandal for taking hydroxyethyl starch, a blood plasma expander usually used to cover up the use of erythropoietin in athletes. The scandal also affected five other Finnish skiers, including Jari Isomets� and Harri Kirvesniemi. Myllyl� received a two-year suspension from the FIS as a result. In connection with a 2011 court case, Myllyl� gave a sworn statement where he admitted using EPO in the 1990s, during his career. After the suspension Myllyl� tried to return to skiing, but failed to come back to the international level despite winning a few Finnish championships. Myllyl� retired from the skiing sports in 2005. 

September 12th, 1969 in Oulu  /  Died:   Jul 5th, 2011 - aged 41